NASA Wavelength Resources Collection

NASA Wavelength is a collection of resources that incorporate NASA content and have been subject to peer review. You can search this collection using key words and/or the drop down menus to pinpoint resources to use with your audience of learners.
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The Scoop on Soils

This science-based storybook provides an introduction to soil description and sampling. Simon, Anita and Dennis follow their dog, Scoop, and find themselves in the middle of an adventure in soil.
Keywords: Soil profile, Earth system science, Graphic novel, Reading
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Elementary school, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Geology, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Vegetation/land cover, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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We're All Connected

In these activities, students continue to explore the idea of interaction among Earth components as they identify processes in the Earth system and indicate how they illustrate an interaction between two of the Earth system components.
Keywords: Earth system science, Characteristics of organisms, Organisms and their environments, Properties of Earth materials
Audience: Elementary school, Grades K-2, Elementary school, Elementary school, Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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My Spacecraft and Cassini

This is a lesson about spacecraft design. Learners will hear the NASA solutions to the problems they wrote about in an earlier lesson. They will then write a nonfiction piece comparing their spacecraft to Cassini, and share their writing with the class.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Beyond the Solar System

This is a unit in 7-8 sessions about objects outside of our solar system, including galaxies and the universe. Learners will investigate the contents of the universe, why light years are used to measure distances in space, the lifespan of a star, and detecting extrasolar planets.
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, The nature of science, The scientific process
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Make a Watershed Model

Students will create a three-dimensional model from a two-dimensional topographic map.
Audience: Elementary school, Middle school, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
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Time Warp

In this inquiry investigation, students conclude that the motion of the Earth is linked to the changes we observe such as the length of the day. Students learn about the reason behind the Earth's time zones. An optional water clock and sand clock making activity supports this investigation.
Keywords: Time, Orbit, Time zones
Audience: Elementary school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth, moon and sun, Days, Mathematics, Measurement, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: $1 - $5
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Solar Week Wednesday: Learn About the Active Sun

This is a reading associated with activities during Solar Week, a twice-yearly event in March and October during which classrooms are able to interact with scientists studying the Sun. Outside of Solar Week, information, activities, and resources are archived and available online at any time.
Audience: Elementary school, Grades 3-5, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school, Middle school, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar physics
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Ice in the Shadows

This is a lesson about detecting ice on the permanently shadowed craters of Mercury and the Moon. Learners will consider what might be in that ice and will examine why the polar regions of Earth, Mercury and the Moon are colder than elsewhere on the planets.
Audience: Pre-kindergarten, Elementary school, Middle school, Grades 6-8, Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth processes, Climate, Earth and space science, Solar system, Comparative planetology, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, Earth and space science, Solar system, The sun, Solar physics, Mathematics, Geometry, Physical sciences, Heat and thermodynamics, Physical sciences, Energy, Physical sciences, Light and optics, Physical sciences, Motion and forces, Physical sciences, States of matter, The nature of science, Science and society, The nature of science, The scientific process, The nature of technology, Technology and society
Materials Cost: $5 - $10
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Carbon Dioxide Increases during the last 2,000 years

In this problem set, learners will use a graph of carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere of the last 2000 years to answer questions related to increases over time and why scientists link this increase with human activity. Answer key is provided.
Keywords: Gigaton, Parts-per-million, Unit conversion, Graph analysis
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Mathematics, Problem solving, The nature of science, Science and society
Materials Cost: Free
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Can you hear Me Now? Communicating with Spacecraft

Learners will investigate various ways to improve mission design to maximize the scientific return. In the first activity, students examine how the use of flowcharts can help make computer programs error-free and efficient, in this way making the spacecraft more reliable.
Audience: High school
Topic: Engineering and technology, The nature of technology, The design process
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